“It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.” - Atonment by Ian McEwan

By Helen Lawson for the Daily Mail

Handwritten notes by J.K. Rowling in a first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' auctioned off to support a literary charity "Perhaps Hufflepuff would have the respect it deserves from fans if I'd stayed with my original idea of a bear to represent it." Even JK Rowling knows Hufflepuff deserves more respect!!!